No word on whether Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is under consideration as a name for the flying cars.

Uber dominates the streets and the company hopes to tackle the sky with flying taxis tested by 2020-and they signed a partnership with NASA to do so. According to Uber, the company is the first to nab a formal service contract covering the low-altitude domain.

Not factoring in pick up times, the flight across LA could take as little as four minutes, Uber said.

Speaking of the collaboration, Uber's head of Product Jeff Holden said, "Technology will allow LA residents to literally fly over the city's historically bad traffic, giving them time back to use in far more productive ways". Uber is also hoping to have commercial operations ready in time for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The company says it's working with Sanstone Properties to build Uber skyports.

The ride-hailing firm doesn't plan on building the planes itself. "I think 2020 is realistic for a vehicle that is not replacing an airplane but replacing a auto", Richard Pat Anderson, director of the Flight Research Center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, told Wired at the time.

The scheme still faces plenty of challenges, though, including certification of the new vehicle by authorities, pilot training and conceiving urban air traffic management systems. "NASA is very focused on getting [uncrewed traffic management] adoption and pressure-testing the framework and make sure it works correctly", Holden said in an interview, as reported by The Verge.

The ride-sharing company is reaching for the sky with its plans for UberAIR.

"High costs, safety concerns and regulatory burdens are likely to limit the use of this overhyped technology".

The firm it said on Wednesday it was confident of achieving regulatory approval for its air service in the USA and Europe.

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That maneuver lets the companies avoid paying hefty taxes they could face by bringing the cash back to the US. Apple came under pressure in 2013 in the US Senate, when CEO Tim Cook was forced to defend its tax system.

The SMMT forecast that the market would end the year at 2.56m vehicles - a 4.7% decline, with a further decline of 5.4% next year. Meanwhile, dealers reported -10.1% fewer private buyers taking delivery of new cars in the month.

Earlier, Kingdom Holding reported it swung to a third quarter profit after restating the same year ago period to a loss. Prince Alwaleed's arrest is sure to send shockwaves both through the kingdom and the world's major financial centres.

She said she doesn't lament her activities, including: "In some ways, I'm improving the situation than at any other time". Her now-former employer Akima LLC caught wind of her Facebook cover photo update and made a decision to fire her.

If you receive an email that appears to be from the Netflix team, be extra vigilant before following the instructions within. The email tells subscribers that their account will be cancelled if they don't update their account information.

Earlier this week, Mariah was said to have undergone surgery to lose weight, according to a new shocking report. The draft lawsuit says he ended up exiting the room and that there was no physical contact.

The 135-day trial was Japan's second-longest court case of its kind since 2009, when the nation instituted a judge-jury system. They accused her of plotting her crimes well in advance, including helping to prepare notary documents linked to wills.

If you have an iPhone and haven't updated your hardware to iOS 11 .1, these current user stories may make you wait on doing that. Some iPhone and iPad users can't type the letter "i" into their devices thanks to a glitch in Apple's iOS 11 software update.

But unlike Google, NoWait also lets you put your name on the list for those restaurants that don't take reservations. Wait times will first be available on mobile and desktop search, and will later roll out to Google Maps .

That coincides with Apple's own forecast that its its holiday 2017 quarter will be one of its best ever thanks to iPhone X sales . And where Apple charges a fee of between $319 and $399 for any other damage to the iPhone 7 and 8 range, the X costs $549.

Still, the Europeans share United States concern over Iran's ballistic missile program and "destabilizing" regional behavior. The U.S. cut its diplomatic relations with Iran after the embassy takeover and has had no diplomatic relations since.

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